Author Question: How did Lester Brown's predictions about U.S. dependence on basic raw materials and the power of ... (Read 23 times)

Mimi

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How did Lester Brown's predictions about U.S.
 
  dependence on basic raw materials and the power of the developing world over the United States hold up through the 1980s?
  a. The prices of these materials went up, so Brown's predictions of increased vulnerability proved true.
  b. The prices of these materials did not rise, but there were shortages of materials that increased U.S. vulnerability, proving Brown partly correct.
  c. The prices of these materials went down, so Brown's predictions of increased vulnerability proved false.
  d. The U.S. transitioned away from using these raw materials, which invalidated Brown's predictions.
  e. None of these answers is correct.

Question 2

Due to interdependence heightened by NAFTA, the Clinton administration responded to a sharp decline in the value of the Mexican peso by
 
  a. drastically reducing foreign direct investment in Mexico.
  b. pulling out of NAFTA.
  c. shoring up the flagging peso with a multibillion-dollar aid package.
  d. dumping its reserve currency holdings of Mexican pesos.
  e. shielding itself from now competitive Mexican exports by imposing quotas on certain products.



Jevvish

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c



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